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TREASURY  DEPARTMENT,  C.  S.  A.,  ? 
Richmond,  March  12tu,  1864.      ] 

The  following  regulations  are  prescribed  for  the  govern- 
ment and  directions  of  all  officers  of  the  Revenue,  to  carry 
into  effect  the  provisions  of  the  Act  to  prohibit  the  importa- 
tion of  luxuries,  or  of  articles  not  necessary  or  of  common 
use,  approved  February  6th,  1864.  •*  • 

1.  The  importation  of  articles  set  forth  in  the  schedule 
accompanying  these  regulations  is  absolutely  prohibited. 

2.  None  of  said  prohibited  articles  shall  be  admitted  for 
duty  after  the  1st  of  oMtUch,  1864J  or  shall  receive  a  permit 
to  be  landed  unless  it  shall  be  proved  to  the  satisfaction  of 
the  collector  that  they  were  actually  shipped  ou  board  of 
the  vessel  in  which  they  have  arrived  before  the  1st  of  March, 
1864,  without  knowledge  of  the  passage  of  the  act  aforesaid. 

3.  lu  case  any  prohibited  articles  shall  be  on  board  any 
ship,  vessel,  boat,  raft  or  carriage  arriving  in  the  Confede- 
rate States  after  said  1st  of  March,  and  shall  be  omitted  in 
the  manifest,  report  or  entry  of  the  master  or  person  having 
charge  or  command  of  such  ship  or  vessel,  boat,  raft  or  car- 
riage, or  shall  be  omitted  in  the  entry  of  the  goods  owned 
by  the  owner  or  consigned  to  the  consignee  of  such  articles, 
or  shall  be  imported  or  landed  without  a  permit,  the  said 
goods  shall  be  seized  and  dealt  with,  and  the  vessel  and  par- 
ties shall  be  subjected  to  the  same  forfeitures,  fines  and 
penalties  as  in  cases  of  similai*  omissions,  landing,  importa- 
tion, or  attempt  to  land  or  import,  in  relation  to  articles  lia- 
ble to  duties  on  their  importation  into  the  Confederate  States. 

4.  In  case  any  prohibited  article  shall  after  the  1st  of 
March,  1864,  be  imported  into  the  Confederate  States,  or 
shall,  after  said  date,  be  put  on  board  an}'  ship  or  vessel 
boat,  raft  or  carriage,  with  the  intention  of  importing  the 
same  into  the  Confederate  States  ;  all  such  articles  shall  be 
forfeited,  and  also  all   other  articles  on  board  the  said  ship, 


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or  vessel,  boat,  raft  or  carriage,  belonging  to  the  owner  of 
such  prohibited  articles  ;  and  moreover  the  owner  thereof 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  double  the  value  of  the  prohibited 
articles. 

5.  The  following  additional  oath  or  affirmation  shall  be 
taken  by  each  master  or  person  having  charge  or  command 
of  any  sliip  or  vessel,  which  shall  arrive  at  any  port  of  the 
Confederate  States  after  the  first  day  of  March,  1864,  viz  : 
''  I  further  s\year  (or  affirm)  that  there  are  not,  to  the  best 
of  my  knowledge  and  belief,  on  board  (insert  the  denomina- 
tion and  name  of  the  vessel)  any  goods,  wares  or  merchan- 
dize, the  importation  of  which  into  the  Confederate  States 
is  prohibited  by  law  ;  and  I  do  further  swear  (or  affirm)  that 
if  I  shall  hereafter  discover  or  know  of  any  such  goods,  wares 
or  UiCrchandize,  on  board  of  the  said  vessel,  or  which  shall 
have  been  im[)orted  in  the  same,  I  will  immediately,  and 
without  delay,  report  the  same  to  the  collector  of  this  dis- 
trict." 

6.  Each  importer,  consignee  or  agent  shall  at  the  time  of 
entering  any  goods  imported  after  the  said  first  day  of  March, 
1864,  take  the  following  additional  oath,  viz:  "I  also  swear 
(or  affirm)  that  there  are  not,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge 
and  belief,  amongst  the  said  goods,  wares  or  merchandize, 
imported  or  consigned  as  aforesaid,  any  goods,  wares  or  mer- 
chandize, the  importation  of  which  into  the  Confederate 
States  is  prohibited  by  law  ;  and  I  do  further  swear  (or  af- 
firm) that  if  Isliall  hereafter  discover  any  such  goods,  wares 
or  merchandize,  imported  or  consigned  as  aforesaid,  I  will 
immediately,  and  without  de^ay,  report  the  same  to  the  col- 
lector of  this  district." 

C.  G.  MEMMINGER, 
Secretary  of  Treasury. 


LIST  OF  ARTICLES  the  importation  of  luJiicJi  is  prohibited 
hy  an  Act  of  Congress,  entitled  "  An  Act  to  prohibit^  the  im- 
portation of  luxuries  or  articles  not  necessaries  or  of  common 
use."     Approved  February  6^/1,1804: 


Absynthe. 

Alabaster  and  spar  ornaments.  i 

Alabula. 

Ale,  beer  and  porter. 
Almonds,  raisins,  currants,  dates,  figs 
and  all  other  dried  or  preserved  iVuits. 
Amber  beads. 
Anchovies,  sardines,  and  all  other  fish 

preserved  m  oil. 
Angora,  t.'iibet  and  other  goats'  hair, 

or  mohair  manufactnred. 
Argentine,  Alabata  or  german  silver, 

manutactured  or  unmanufactured. 
Arrack. 
Articles  vjmbroidered  with  gold,  silver 

or  other  metal. 
Balsams,  cosmetics,  essences,  extracts, 
paste.-^,  perlumes,  and  tinctures  used 
for  the  toilet. 
Bananas,     cocoa-nuts,    pine    apples, 

plaintaius  and  oranges. 
Bay  rum. 
Beads  of  amber,  composition  or  wax, 

and  all  other  beads. 
Benzoates. 

Billiard  and  bagatelle  tables,  and  all 
other  tables  or  boards  on  which 
games  ar  •  played. 
Bracelets,  braids,  chains,  curls  or  ring- 
lets composed  of  hair,  or  of  which 
hair  is  a  component  pai  t. 
Brandy  and  other  spirits  distilled  from 

grain  or  other  materials. 
Brooms  and  brushes  of  all  kinds. 
Cabinet  and  household  furniture. 
Cabuiets  ot  coins,  medals,  gems  and 

all  collections  of  antiquities. 
Canes  and  sticks  for  walking,  finished 
and  uuflnished. 
;^Sava,«t<iiqMiV'B'>^"hP*i<lorall  kinds. 

Card  cases,  pocket  books,  shell  boxes, 
souvenirs  and  all  similar  articles  ot 
whatever  material  composed. 
Carpets,  carpeting,  hearth-rugs,  bed- 
sides, and  other  portions  of  tapestry 
of  every  kind  and  description. 


Carriages,  and  parts  of  carriages. 
Cider,  and   other  beverages  not  con- 

t'lining  alcohol. 
Clocks,  and  parts  of  clocks. 
Comfits,  confectionery,  sweetmeats,  or 
fruits'pieserved  in  sugar,  molasses, 
brandy  or  otlier  liquors. 
Composition   tops  for  tables,  or  other 

articles  of  furniture. 
Compositions  of  glas*,  set  or  unset. 
Cor;d,  cut  or  manufactured. 
Cordials,   absynthe,   arrack,  curracoa, 
krischen-wasser,  liquors,  maraschino, 
satafia,  and  all  other  spirituous  bev- 
eratres  of  a  similar  character. 
Cotton  laces,  cotton  insertings,  cotton 
trimmings,  and  laces  of  thread  and 
other  materials. 
Diamonds,    cameos,    mosaic?,    gems, 
pearls,  rubies,  and   other   precious 
stones,  and  imitations  thereof,  when 
set  in  gold,  silver  or  other  metal, 
and  when  not  set. 
Dolls  and  toys  of  all  kinds. 
Engravings,  bomid  or  unbound. 
Epaulettes. 

Fansnnd  tire-screens  of  every  descrip- 
tion, of  whatever  material  composed. 
Feathers  and  flowers,  artificial  or  or- 
namental and  parts  thereof,  of  what- 
ever material  composed. 
Fire  crackers,  sky  rockets,  roraan  can- 
dles, and  all  similar  articles  used  in 
pyrotechnics. 
Galloons,   laces,   knots,  stars,    tassels, 
tresses,  and  wings  ot  gold  or  silver, 
or  imitations  thereof,  except  when 
intended  for  uniforms  of  officers  in 
the  military  and  naval  service. 
Gla-^s,  cut. 

Glass  colored,  stained  or  painted. 
Grapes,  plums  and  prunes,  and  other 
fresh  fruit  when  put  up  in  bottles, 
cases  or  cans. 
Hair,   human,   cleansed  or  prepared 
for  use. 


India  matting  of  all  kinds. 

Jet  and  manufactures  of  jet,  and  im- 
itations thereof. 

.Tewelry,  or  imitations  thereof 

Leaf  and  manufactured  tobacco  and 
cigars. 

Manufactures  of  cedar-wood,  grana- 
dilla,  ebony,  mahogan}',  rose-wood 
and  satin  wood. 

Manufactures  of  gold,  platina  or  sil- 
ver. 

Manufactures  of  papier  mache. 

Manufactures  and  articles  of  marble, 
marole  paving-tiles,  slabs  or  blociis, 
and  all  other  marble. 

Matting,  china,  or  other  floor  mat- 
ting, and  mats  made  of  flags,  jute, 
or  grass. 

Alufls  and  tiffets,  and  all  other  manu- 
factures of  fur,  or  of  which  fur  shall 
be  a  component  part,  except  caps 
and  hats. 

Paintings  and  statuary. 

Paintings  on  glass. 


Paper  hangings. 

Paper  for  walls. 

Paper  for  screens  or  fire-boards. 

Paving  and  roofing  tiles  and  bricks, 

and  rooting  slate;?,  and  fire  bricks. 
Perfumes  and  perfimiery  of  all  sorts. 
Plated  and  gilt  ware  of  all  kinds. 
Playing  cards. 
Prepared     vegetables,    fruits,    meats, 

poultry  and  game,  sealed  or  enclosed 

in  cans,  or  otherwise. 
Rfitans  and  reeds. 
Scayliola  table-tops,  or  other  articles 

of  furniture. 
Segars,    sauff,    paper   segars,  and  all 

other  manufactures  of  tobacco. 
Silver-plated  metal,  in  sheets  or  other 

form. 
Thread  lacinp^s  and^inser tings. 
Velvets  of  all  kinds. 
Wines,  burgundy,  champagne,  claret, 

madeira,  port,  sherry,  and  all  other 

wines  and  imitations  of  wines. 


Note.— None  of  the  manufactures  of  metal  designed  as  either  household 
or  personal  ornaraenis  shall  be  admitted,  and  in  order  to  confine  importa- 
tions to  articles  of  necessity  and  of  common  use,  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury  will,  as  soon  as  the  information  can  be  procured,  prescribe  the 
maximum  foreign  prices  at  which,  and  within  which,  importation  of  goods 
manufactured  wholly  or  partly  of  cotton,  flax,  wool,  or  of  silk,  and  designed 
for  wearing  apparel,  and  not  herein  prohibited,  may  be  made,  acd  beyond 
which  importations  thereef  shall  not  be  made. 


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